THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1835.

CHAPTER 223.

CHAP. 223.

An act to authorise the laying out and opening a Road,

Passed Mar.25,1836

in Cecil county, therein mentioned.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assem-

Preamble

bly, by the petition of sundry inhabitants of Cecil

county, that they labour under great inconvenience

for want of a road commencing at Octoraro Bridge

near Rowlandville, by the way of Kirks Factory, to

intersect the road leading from Port Deposit, to Fry's

Forge, at or near Liberty Grove school house: — There-

fore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Commissioners to

Maryland, That Samuel Rowland, Joseph Moore and

lay out and open

James Broughton, be, and they are hereby appointed

commissioners for the purpose of ascertaining the pro-

bable cost and expence of laying out, opening, and

clearing the road aforesaid, and report the same to the

commissioners of said county at their next meeting

thereafter.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That when the commis-

Ascertain cost

sioners herein before named shall have ascertained the

probable cost and expence of laying out, opening and

clearing the said road, and reported the same to the

county commissioners aforesaid, who may if they deem.

it expedient and advisable to open said road as afore-

said described, authorise and impower, the said com-

Contract

missioners or a majority of them, to contract and

agree with any person or persons, upon the best and

cheapest terms they can, to lay out, open and clear

said road, and shall take the contractor or contractors

Securities

bond or bonds with good and sufficient security or se-

curities, under such penalty or penalties, as the said

commissioners or a majority of them, may think right

and proper, for the faithful performance thereof; Pro-

vided, that the said road shall not go through the gar-

den, yard or meadow of any person or persons, with-

out his, her or their consent.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said road when

Review

opened, cleared and made good, shall be submitted to

the view and inspection of the commissioners hereby